Section 129: Time limits

Equality Act 2010 · 2010 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 9: Enforcement — Chapter 4: Equality of terms

This section applies to—

a complaint relating to a breach of an equality clause or rule;
an application for a declaration referred to in section 127(3) or (4).

Proceedings on the complaint or application may not be brought in an employment tribunal after the end of the qualifying period.

If the complaint or application relates to terms of work other than terms of service in the armed forces, the qualifying period is, in a case mentioned in the first column of the table, the period mentioned in the second column , subject to section 140B.

If the complaint or application relates to terms of service in the armed forces, the qualifying period is, in a case mentioned in the first column of the table, the period mentioned in the second column, subject to section 140B.

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